Baron Davis recounts bolstering New York-LA ties amid ‘East vs West’ culture with 2002 Rucker Park appearance
Baron Davis went down memory lane and recounted how he tried to bolster the relations between the East Coast and the West Coast through basketball and how he got the nickname "Too Easy." The former Golden State Warriors player posted on X, formerly known as "Twitter," about his memory, writing about the incident to let his fans know about what had happened.
He also shared a video of him hooping at Rucker Park, going against the team from the east as he represented Los Angeles and the West.
"I remember the East v West tension was still high in culture but I figure Hoops could breakdown barriers and open up NYC and LA ties," Davis wrote.
In the video, Baron Davis can be seen hooping around, destroying his opponents in front of an open crowd at Rucker Park. He can be seen doing poster dunks and insane alley-oops as the commentator screams "Too Easy" every time. The great showing of his balling prowess on that day earned him the nickname "Too Easy."
"It was a historic day for me and pivotal day for the West vs East Game," Davis wrote.
Baron retired from professional basketball in 2012 after playing for 13 years at a highly competitive level. He had a decorated career with a lot of achievements under his belt, including two NBA All-Star team selections.
Baron Davis talks about his horrible experience in Donal Sterling's LA Clippers
Baron Davis appeared on the Draymond Green Show, where the former NBA player talked about his terrible experience at the LA Clippers under Donald Sterling's regime. Davis moved to his hometown team, the LA Clippers, in 2008 after an average journey with the Warriors.
The Clippers owner at that time was none other than the controversial Donal Sterling, who later on was accused of racism and forced by the league to sell the franchise in 2014.
"I thought the Warriors was bad, it was like a bad soap opera but the Clippers bro, it was like a bad soap opera inn prison," Davis said.
The two-time All-Star shared his experience, where he talked about the discrimination and internal politics that was prevalent in the Clippers franchise under the regime of Donald Sterling.
"You walk into the Clippers facilty and you're like man! who is about to snitch on me and where the camera's at? and who is crying today?" Davis said. "Somebody is pissed off crying and it is all because of the owner."
He remarked that Sterling was not a racist but a "hate-everybody-ist" as he hated everyone around him. Baron Davis finally ended his journey at the Clippers and moved to the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2011.